Many People Who Excel Are Self-taught.

I Think Knowing People By First Names, Not By What They Do Sexually, Is Really What It's About. Not Being Afraid. Fear Is The Enemy. I've Always Been Comfortable With Being Gay.

Generally, The French Highly Promote Culture And The Arts, And Photography Is In Their Blood.

I Abstract It In My Photographs: I Like Large Planes And Spaces, Areas Of Texture And Light, Like Deserts Or Oceans Or Monumental Places.

To Me It's Just Going For The Moment That Counts. Sometimes, I'll Have All The Elements There, And I Like To Play And Push Something, And To Me, In The End, You Do Achieve Things That You're Not Aware Of In The Beginning, Even Though You're There Trying To Get Them.

What I Particularly Liked Was That, Coming From California And Not Being Involved In The New York Scene, I Developed My Personal Way, In My Own Way, At My Own Pace.